Senior Software Engineer, Creator Services Translation

Overview

Senior Software Engineer on the Creator Services Translation team, building scalable systems that help creators deliver native, seamless localized experiences across Roblox.

What you'll do

• Design and build highly scalable systems for the localization pipeline, covering content detection, translation, serving and rendering.
• Expand language families and locales, support real-time localization, enrich translation media types, and improve translation quality.
• Tackle full-stack problems spanning the client, game engine, backend services and machine learning models.
• Own product areas and projects from technical design, execution and launch through quick iteration based on feedback.
• Work closely with product, design and partner teams to maintain high execution quality and pace.
• Proactively gather community feedback and respond swiftly to their needs.

What you'll need

• 7+ years of experience designing and leading implementation of highly scalable and reliable distributed backend systems.
• Hands-on experience in microservices.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (C#, C++, Go, Python or similar).
• Curiosity and passion for industry trends and new technologies, applied innovatively to practical problems.
• Ability to drive cross-functional projects and collaborate with teams to deliver the most curated technical solution.
• Long-term mindset, with design choices and technical solutions that remain optimal multiple years into the future.

Nice to have

• Deep understanding of C++.
• Familiarity with game engines.
• Familiarity with machine learning.

Details

• Location: San Mateo, CA, United States (headquarters).
• Work mode: Onsite Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday.
• Annual base salary range: $243,290 to $295,250 USD, subject to factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand.
• Full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and benefits.
• For US-based roles only: the Company may not be able to employ candidates who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.